US5048888A - Subassembly for the front and rear region of a motor vehicle - Google Patents

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US5048888A
US5048888A US07/561,604 US56160490A US5048888A US 5048888 A US5048888 A US 5048888A US 56160490 A US56160490 A US 56160490A US 5048888 A US5048888 A US 5048888A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D21/00—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted
    • B62D21/15—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body
    • B62D21/152—Front or rear frames
    • B62D21/155—Sub-frames or underguards
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D21/00—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted
    • B62D21/15—Understructures, i.e. chassis frame on which a vehicle body may be mounted having impact absorbing means, e.g. a frame designed to permanently or temporarily change shape or dimension upon impact with another body
    • B62D21/152—Front or rear frames

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  • the invention relates to a subassembly for the front and rear region of a motor vehicle, which comprises two longitudinal members to which a subframe designed as assembly carrier is attached by one end region of two elongate carrier parts, which members are together used for energy absorption in the case of a vehicle impact and which are fixed by their ends, which project as far as a passenger compartment, with lateral longitudinal members reinforcing the latter at the vehicle floor.
  • a subassembly of this kind which is deformable in the case of a vehicle impact and thereby reduces the deforming action of an impact energy on the passenger compartment, has been disclosed for a front region of a vehicle in German Patent Document DE-OS 3,146,554.
  • a subframe is attached at the front and additionally in the vicinity of the passenger compartment, to longitudinal members, and by the latter to a vehicle floor having lateral door sills. It is thereby intended to ensure that the subframe is used to absorb force in the case of a frontal impact in that stop surfaces on the subframe can be brought up against a passenger-compartment front wall connected to the longitudinal members.
  • German Patent Document DE-OS 3, 522, 447 a vehicle is equipped with a subframe which has two longitudinal members and one cross member and, together with a laterally spaced one of the longitudinal members of the body situated on both sides forms a rigid unit which is intended to transmit the impact forces on the subframe into the laterally spaced longitudinal members of the vehicle superstructure proper.
  • the forward structure of the vehicle is intrinsically of very stable design, with the result that, in the case of an accident, the impact energy is reduced only slightly by deformation of the carrier parts of the forward structure, or the energy remaining after their deformation is transmitted directly into the passenger-compartment front wall, with the result that it is possible to protect the passenger compartment from deformations only inadequately.
  • An object on which the invention is based is to design a subassembly of the above noted type in such a way that the subframe permits the deformation of a longitudinal member and reduces the transmission of the impact energy into a passenger compartment.
  • This object is achieved by providing arrangements wherein the carrier parts extend freely after they have been fixed on the longitudinal members respectively with a portion oriented approximately in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle towards the passenger compartment and are guided with an obtuse-angled bend about a vertical axis towards the respectively proximate lateral spaced longitudinal members of the vehicle super structure proper and are attached to the latter.
  • the deformation of the longitudinal members of the body can take place over a long distance in the case of an accident without hindrance by the subframe. Due to its controlled deformation in the region of the bend, the subframe likewise reduces impact energy. During this process, it remains fixed to the body at its points of attachment and thus does not have to unlatch in an accident to enable a deformation in the region of the longitudinal members to take place.
  • the subframe cross member which does not hinder the further bending of the subframe carrier parts oriented approximately in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, has a stabilizing effect for the guidance of the subframe towards the passenger compartment and prevents the subframe carrier parts from bending out.
  • bent portion of the subframe carrier parts comes to lie in front of the vehicle wheels, which may likewise be moved towards the passenger compartment, and thereby prevents them from penetrating.
  • the carrier parts of the subframe are mounted resiliently on the vehicle floor via rubber elements.
  • FIG. 1 shows, in bottom view, a vehicle frame having front and rear and laterally spaced longitudinal members and a front and a rear subframe, constructed according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows the same vehicle frame after a front and rear impact
  • FIG. 3 shows, in side view, a left-hand front longitudinal member with a subframe carrier part before and, in chain lines, after an impact.
  • FIG. 1 shows an underbody of a vehicle body, which comprises a vehicle body floor 1 for a passenger compartment 2 situated above it and, in front of said compartment, at the front, two longitudinal members 3 and 4 and, in the rear region, likewise two longitudinal member 5 and 6 of the body.
  • a bumper 7 is situated in the front region of the vehicle transversely in front of the longitudinal members 3, 4, and the longitudinal members 3, 4 project in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle towards the passenger compartment 2 and are fixed thereunder on in each case one lateral longitudinal member 8 and 9, respectively, bounding the passenger compartment 2 at the vehicle floor 1 on both sides.
  • Attached to the two longitudinal members 3 and 4 is a subframe 10 which supports various assemblies (not shown) in the front region of the vehicle.
  • the subframe 10 has two elongate carrier parts 11 and 12, which are fixed by their forward end regions 13 and 14 respectively on the longitudinal members 3 and 4, then extend freely towards the passenger compartment 2, one portion 15 and 16 respectively being oriented in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and, after an obtuse-angled bend 17 and 18 respectively about a vertical axis of the vehicle, are guided towards the in each case proximate laterally spaced longitudinal members 8 and 9 respectively and are attached to the latter.
  • the obtuse-angled bends 17, 18 of the carrier parts 11, 12 lead to the subframe 10 being displaced along with the longitudinal members 3, 4 towards the passenger compartment 2 in the case of a frontal impact and a corresponding deformation of said longitudinal member, its carrier parts 11, 12 bending even further in their bend 17 and 18 respectively and the deformation of the longitudinal members 3, 4 being unhindered by the subframe 10 over a wide area.
  • the two carrier parts 11 and 12 are connected by a subframe cross member 19 near to their bend 17 and 18 respectively in the longitudinally oriented portion 15, 16 and, moreover near to the frontal and regions 13, 14 of the carrier parts 11, 12, a cross member 20 connecting the latter serves to stabilize the subframe 10 and make possible securing of the assemblies.
  • a slope 21 or 22 respectively having an angle of approximately 30° to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, has proven advantageous. Since the subframe 10 should not become detached from its fastenings on the lateral longitudinal members 8, 9, it is fixed there via swivel bearings 23, 24, which do not hinder swivelling of the carrier part 11 or 12 about a vertical axis during its increased bending.
  • a subframe 10 designed and fixed in a similar manner is also provided in the rear region of the vehicle and, in the case of a rear impact, can be displaced towards the passenger compartment 2, its carrier parts 11, 12 being bent further towards the center of the vehicle, while the longitudinal members 5, 6 of the body are unhindered in their deformation over a long distance.
  • Further components of the arrangement in the rear region are provided by analogy with the same numerals as in the front region and their manner of functioning can also be taken from the description of the front region.
  • the carrier parts of the subframe are mounted resiliently on the vehicle floor via resilient elements R.

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